Wholesale distribution disrupted - Deloitte
Wholesale distribution disrupted
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Strategic inflection points
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WD inflection point ... financial indicators 5
WD inflection point ... disruptions
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Distributor of the future framework 13
Conclusion
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Strategic inflection points
After years of evolutionary change, we believe that the wholesale distribution industry now faces major disruption and a true inflection point. Qualitative evidence for this assertion is found in the multitude, magnitude, and diversity of disruptive forces impacting distributors across all lines of trade. Providing strong, quantitative evidence is the erosion of the industry's financial performance, driven in large part by the disruptions. To date many distributors have survived and in some cases thrived based on their ability to effect incremental changes to their businesses. The current inflection point will be both dramatic and decisive. As such, we believe an incremental approach is no longer viable.
Indeed, we are convinced that the next three to five years will see a marked bifurcation in the industry between those visionary distributors who chart a new course for their businesses (distributors of the future) and those who are constrained by orthodoxies and whose businesses face inexorable decline. A select group of distributor executives are already wrestling with these dynamics and understand the importance of acting decisively now, but many are looking for a foundation of insights into the disruptive forces and a framework for capitalizing on the inflection point. In this point of view, we provide both insights and a framework. With those, we offer a path to becoming a distributor of the future.
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Andrew Grove, the iconic CEO of Intel, expounded on strategic inflection points in his book, Only the Paranoid Survive, published in 1996.1 He states, "A strategic inflection point is a time in the life of a business when its fundamentals are about to change. That change can mean an opportunity to rise to new heights. But it may just as likely signal the beginning of the end." Grove also notes that inflection points almost always hit "... the corporation in such a way that those of us in senior management are among the last ones to notice." The distributor of the future will have to both notice and navigate the current inflection point.
It is important to acknowledge that an inflection point in and of itself is not inherently a negative event, but rather a disruption in the current state. This disruption can bring with it either positive or negative consequences. How effectively distributors evaluate their options around the current myriad factors impacting distribution, and how decisively they move forward, will largely determine which path they follow beyond the inflection point. Will their performance against financial and operational metrics and customer expectations continue to deteriorate?
Or, to borrow again from Mr. Grove, will their business convert challenges to opportunities and "reach new heights?"
Many distributors are responding to the changes they see in their business by exploring incremental growth and costreduction opportunities. As such they wrestle with such tactical questions as:
?? Which tuck-in acquisitions will contribute to growth?
?? What products and/or brands can I add to augment my line card?
?? How can I stem margin erosion?
?? How can I better streamline SG&A?
Only a select few are assessing the disruptive forces and considering more strategic questions, such as:
?? How should I be leveraging digital innovations?
?? What will be the future basis of competition?
?? How can I energize my business with information technology?
?? What new business models can I enable with digital?
?? What long-term impact will e-commerce and mobile have on my value chain?
?? How are leaders from other industries harnessing digital for competitive advantage?
In the pages that follow, we provide evidence to support our assessment of a distribution industry inflection point, including a review of the primary disruptive trends impacting the industry. We also provide a simple framework to help distributors effectively navigate this critical time. Our perspectives are based on numerous interviews and discussions with distributor executives, ongoing analysis of the industry's financial performance, third-party research, and a workshop with 22 executives from nine leading distribution companies.
The winners and losers from the inflection point are yet to be determined.
What path are you on?
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WD inflection point ... financial indicators
We see compelling quantitative evidence of an inflection point in the financial performance of the wholesale distribution industry. Indeed, as we will show, the industry has exhibited deteriorating performance for an extended period across a number of key metrics and indicators. We believe this is not a cyclical phenomenon but instead the very real manifestation of multiple disruptions that are reshaping the industry. On an ongoing basis, Deloitte analyzes the financial performance of distributors whose financial statements are publicly available. The analysis in this paper reflects the performance of 28 distributors primarily in the electrical, electronics, industrial, chemical, and foodservice lines of trade.
Figure 1. Wholesale distribution companies' performance trend, as measured by return on operating capital, for 28 wholesale distributors, and notable economic developments
35% 30%
S&P Global Case-Schiller home price index peak
Federal reserve chairman Alan Greenspan: "Signs of froth..."
Merrill Lynch sold to Bank of America
Lehman Brothers files bankruptcy
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l Low growth l Low inflation/interest l Uncertainty
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8.3% points decline from peak (1)
ROC %
15% 2003
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Note: Return on operating capital = _(E__a_rn__in_g__s_b_e_f_o_r_e__in_t_e_r_e_s_t_a__n_d__ta_x_e__s)_ (Net fixed assets) + (Net working capital)
Source: Deloitte Consulting LLP analysis; S&P Capital IQ database.
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